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Grilled Mussels
Ingredients:
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12 mussels in half shells, thawed
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salt
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4 tsp olive oil
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black pepper, freshly ground
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2 T finely chopped onion
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2 T lemon juice
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1/3 cup finely chopped firm tomatoes
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parsley
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2 T finely chopped green pepper
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lemon slices
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Method:
1. Heat the oil in a small pan and saute
onion, tomato and green pepper until just tender.
2.
Take the pan off the heat and add seasonings and lemon juice.
3.
Cover the mussel meat with a layer of the mix. Place the mussel halves in a
shallow baking dish and heat under a preheated 250°C grill for 4 minutes.
4.
Garnish with parsley sprigs and lemon.
Greenshell™
Mussels with Garlic Butter
Ingredients:
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Half shell mussels
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White wine
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Garlic butter
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Grated cheese
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Method:
1. Put frozen half shell mussels in oven
dish. Dot each mussel with garlic butter, add 5ml wine to each shell and sprinkle
with cheese.
2.
Bake in preheated oven 150°C for 13 minutes.
Creamy Parmesan Mussels
Ingredients:
12 mussels in half shells, thawed
Sauce:
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1 T butter
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¼ tsp black pepper,
freshly ground
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¼ cup finely chopped
onion
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1 T plain flour
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½ tsp salt
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2/3 cup milk
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Topping:
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1 slice of bread or ½ cup bread or breadcrumbs
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2 tsp melted butter
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2 tsp chopped parsley
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1 tsp lemon juice
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1 T powdered or grated parmesan cheese
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Paprika
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Method:
Sauce:
1. Melt the butter in a shallow pan, saute
onion till tender.
2.
Mix the seasonings and flour and blend into the butter.
3.
Slowly add the milk, heat until bubbles appear then cook 1 minute, stir
continuously.
Topping:
1. Make the bread into crumbs then combine
with remaining topping ingredients, except paprika.
2.
Spread enough sauce onto each mussel to fill the shell. Crumble topping over
the sauce, sprinkle with paprika.
3.
Place mussel halves in a shallow baking dish and grill at 250°C for 4 minutes
in a preheated oven.
4.
Garnish with parsley sprigs and lemon or tomato.
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